10 Dollar 1839/8 grading help

[skp-migration]

Hi everyone,

 

I have got back my gold coin as you can see at the following pictures, but I do not understand the grading "surf tooled". What can be happened with the coin, that the piece have got such a grading? Can you see some details on the pictures? What do you think is the worth / market price of this coin?

 

Verification: http://www.pcgs.com/Cert/17259043/

 

Thank you very much for your help.

 

best regards

 

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[Bruceswar]

High dollar problem coins are hard to sell. You will be lucky to get half of retail. It has clearly been tooled, and likely cleaned.

[MarkFeld]

"Surface tooled" generally means that either someone worked on the coin to add design details which had been worn away, or smoothed out some flaws or damage to the coin.

 

My guess is that an AU details, surface tooled example is worth approximately what a non-problem VF would be worth.

 

Welcome to the forum.

[BillJones]

Sorry you links have pop-ups and other spam that make it impossilbe to view your pictures. Please use Photobucket or some other hosting source. As it is I can't help you.

[skp-migration]

Thank you for your answers.

 

@MarkFeld

Thanks a lot for your estimation. In my collection are some coins which are polished, but the surface of this coins are without luster. The Eagle have lustrous parts on the surface. Details are not added, comparing with my other eagls.

 

Can it be, that the grading mean the rim dent / damage on the reverse above the "of"?

 

@BillJones

 

I tried to upload some smaler pictures.

[MarkFeld]

Sorry, I can't tell from the images, what led to the "surfaces tooled" designation.

[BillJones]

The surfaces look for polished to me that "tooled," but it's hard to say from the photots.

[Raisethis2]

I'd just suggest bringing it with you to the next major show in your area where PCGS is present and ask them to explain. There should be a grading representative present who should be able to offer guidance as to exactly what they see.

 

Either way it sounds like your investment may take a hit but if you don't learn what to fix the next purchase could end in a similar result.

 

PS scratch whomever you bought it from off your preferred sellers list.

[skp-migration]

I'd just suggest bringing it with you to the next major show in your area where PCGS is present and ask them to explain. There should be a grading representative present who should be able to offer guidance as to exactly what they see.

 

Either way it sounds like your investment may take a hit but if you don't learn what to fix the next purchase could end in a similar result.

 

PS scratch whomever you bought it from off your preferred sellers list.

 

That´s an idea. I think the next major show is a good opportunity for an explanation. It´s really hard to say from the images. I thought someone got an idea.

 

The investment was not too much, so it is not really a problem, that the surface is tooled. I only want to know why the surface should be tooled. I will try it at the next major show.

[FishyOne]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Tooled surfaces are usually done to "bring out" detail that is not present. If someone did tool this coin, it may have been to make worn surfaces more detailed or try to bring out detail that was not there from striking.

 

Either way it results in a problem coin that diminishes it's value.